Part one of term paper
Nathaniel Hawthorn’s epic short-story “The Young Goodman Brown”, is a story about a fall from innocence. The character that looses his innocence, or his illusion of innocence, is the main character, Goodman Brown. As the pages of the story are turned, Goodman Brown’s outlook on his Salem community changes considerably. Feelings of ...

Part two of term paper
... that the reader sees Goodman Brown’s initial resistance to evil, his acceptance of it, and ultimately how evil consumes him. In the opening lines of the story, Goodman Brown is depicted as a fair and holy man. Little does he knows that the journey he is about to take will strip him of all that is innocent and pleasant in his environment. Not long after Goodman Brown’s journey down the wooded path, but he comes upon the figure of a man. This is Hawthorn’s opening stage for Goodman Brow ...